Benjamin Murphy

To better inform the work of the trustees, we schedule a number of visits to each of the Epping Forest and Commons sites throughout the course of the municipal year. Not only are visits and events a great way of…

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As published in an earlier article, there is to be an election held on Thursday 15th September 2022 to elect a new Alderman to represent the Ward of Bishopsgate in the City of London. We now know that 3 individuals…

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A public consultation on plans for a new tower at 55 Bishopsgate in the City of London has been launched – 55 Bishopsgate (55bgconsultation.co.uk) The project is being masterminded by funder Schroders, which bought the site at the start of…

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The City of London Corporation has today (7 June) agreed to consult on a pioneering new draft Planning Advice Note looking at carbon considerations in major development schemes. The ‘Whole Lifecycle Carbon Optioneering’ guidance will assist with pre-application procedures and…

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The City is looking forward to The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with events planned from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June 2022. There will be road closures in place in the Square Mile especially on Friday 3rd June, as we celebrate the National…

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One of the things shop owners in Middlesex Street and Artillery Lane spoke to me about when I was first elected was the lack of public toilets, since the closure of those in Middlesex Street and Network Rail’s subsequent decision…

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May I take this opportunity to wish all of my friends and colleagues a very happy and healthy new year. For those who have continued to support me and the various organisations I represent this year, I am enormously grateful…

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Message from The Rector – Come Together As we enter Advent and head towards the Christmas festivities (though, both tend to run in parallel in the City) it is a time of coming together.If the Covid pandemic has taught us…

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This week I have spent some time with the City of London Police to better understand the City’s responsibilities under the government’s Prevent Strategy. Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (the Act) places a duty on local…

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Welcome to my new website and my first Blog post! Here I hope to keep constituents, colleagues and other interested parties updated on the work I do on behalf of the residents and businesses in Bishopsgate in the City of…

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